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W B van den Berg1, P L van Lent.
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by a mononuclear infiltrate in the synovial tissue of the affected joints, considerable thickening of the synovial lining layer and concomitant destruction of cartilage and bone. Macrophages probably play a central role and the contribution of the synovial lining macrophages is addressed in studies in experimental murine arthritis models. Emphasis is given to the involvement in arthritis expression and cartilage destruction. The role of TNF-alpha and IL-1, and the modulatory cytokines IL-4/ IL-10 is briefly discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8933161 DOI: 10.1016/S0171-2985(96)80026-X
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunobiology ISSN: 0171-2985 Impact factor: 3.144